Intel Core i5-12600K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 10 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600K also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-12600K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.7 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.8 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 150 W

TDP Down: 125 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 158.41

Overall Rank:
350th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
96th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
114th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $174.98 USD (2024-07-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27719

Single Thread Rating

3950

Samples: 3788*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600K

Integer Math	87,892 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	67,492 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	93 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,766 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,560 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	345,556 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,524 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,024 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,950 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Gaming Azure Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, RTX 3060 Ti, 1TB NVME SSD, 16G DDR4 3200, 650W Gold PSU, AC Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$1754.11 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 4070, 1TB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 750W Gold PSU, 240mm AIO, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit,Black	$1702.72 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Chronos Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, RTX 3070, 1TB NVME SSD, 16G DDR4 3200, 650W Gold PSU, AC Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$1503.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance i7300 Series Gaming PC - Air Cooled Intel Core™ i5 12600K CPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 3060Ti Graphics - 16GB Vengeance DDR4 3200MHz Memory, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD - Black	$1599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	YEYIAN Kunai X21 Gaming PC Computer, Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake i5-12600K 10-Core 3.7GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6, 1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16GB DDR4 3600MHz, 240mm AIO, WiFi 6, BT 5.2	$999.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Intel Core i5-12600K		27,719
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
Intel Core i5-12600K		158.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Intel Core i5-12600K		3,950
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2154074 - Jul 26 2024		26220
BL2154056 - Jul 26 2024		25810
BL2154001 - Jul 26 2024		28679
BL2153937 - Jul 25 2024		28181
BL2153802 - Jul 25 2024		27348

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600K
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600K		27,719
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		28,497 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K		27,509 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		26,678 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K		27,128 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i5-12600K		34,398 (+24.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-12600K		27,873 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12600K		24,556 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600K		21,572 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600K		25,212 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600K		24,902 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600K		24,622 (-11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12600K		24,212 (-12.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600K Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Core i5-12600K		5,060

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